| megansmomma | 10-07-2010 09:11 PM |
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Originally Posted by angeleyes
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Welcome to YT, I have learned to take only the information I want and to leave the rest. Sometimes people get a little high and mighty about some subjects. It use to make me feel inferior about having a Morkie but I have learned that it is their problem, not mine. I found an ad in our local paper for a lady who bred her Maltese and her Yorkie (yes, intensionally) as she had many requests for Morkie puppies. Her little Yorkie had a litter of 7 adorable and healthy puppies. They were born and raised in the house with the family and their kids and other dogs. We were free to come at any time and see the puppies and get to know which one we wanted. She would not let them go until they were 12 weeks which is vet recommended. I visited Belle about 4 times before she could come home with me. By then she knew us and she knew her name. She came with a vet record and letter about the health of the puppies. We also got a puppy starter kit and a health guarentee for 2 years. Also, if something happened that we couldn't keep the puppy, they could go back home at any time. She was always available by email or phone for any questions.
She breeds about once a year but never the same female, she spaces them out 2 years. the dogs she breeds are her babies that live with her family. Check around, ask the vets around you or check the papers, you"ll find a puppy to love. One thing, there is no such thing as a teacup puppy. They are puppies that are younger than the seller says they are, don' fall for that. A Morkie usually weighs around 5 to 8 pounds. Belle is almost 2 years and weighs just under 7 pounds and is totally healthy. Good luck:)
| Let me begin my saying that I too have 2 "Morkies" Yorkie/Maltese mixes. But unlike you mine are both rescues. Doodlebug was a puppy when I brought him home from the rescue. His mom was purchased at a puppymill auction and he was born at the rescue. Bogey is also a Yorkie/Maltese mix and from a shelter. He was a little over a year old when be became part of our family. Although they are both Morkies they are as different as they could possibly be. Bogey is blonde with dark brown eyes and a silkie coat. Dbug has black eyes and an almost white cottony coat. When you mix the two breeds you never know what the end result will be. Now we add your little Belle who looks nothing like my two. She is adorable but now we are adding another color combination to the Morkie "breed" with her black and white coloring.
There is a breed standard that all reputable breeders adhere to when having a litter of puppies. They do not just throw together a male and female and hope for the best. When someone breeds a mix that is exactly what they are doing. Hoping for cute puppies. But truth be told there is no way to tell what the final look of a puppy will be. Perfect example would be to just looking at all 3 of our Morkies the variation is huge!
I think the question would be other than the money factor why is the woman that breeds Morkies and sells them in the local paper doing so? The only reason is money~unless she gave you Belle for FREE that is her purpose. Someone is willing to pay her $$$ for these cute puppies so she is filling the demand. But really all that is doing is making her a BYBer earning a buck of her dogs. Then add to that she just uses the females for 2 yrs worth of puppies and rehomes them. To me that is just very sad. They are only her money making machines and when their time is up off they go and the next one is put into its place :( What you described in a BYBer and someone that I personally would not only not purchase a puppy from but also not recommend. It doesn't matter if you have a 2 year health guarantee or a forever return policy. I wonder what would happen if someone tried to collect?
Reputable breeders take two pure bred AKC registered dogs with the best qualities to try to achieve the perfect specimens of that breed. Someone who is mixing to make puppies could not have high quality dogs since a good breeder would never allow that to happen with their lines. I personally would want to know where her dogs came from to not have a spay/neuter contract in place.
There might have been a time that I would not have thought it was wrong to purposely mix breeds to make puppies. But in the past few years I have become very aware of all the dogs that are produced in this country and are PTS every year. Our shelters are over run with abandoned and unwanted animals.
Like I said before, I believe that if you want a Morkie you should adopt from a rescue or shelter. I do not feel that any of my three are inferior to other members pups on YT. Some of the best show breeders in the country that are right here on YT have told me that my dogs are pretty. I know they are not show quality but they sure are not any different than many of the other Yorkies and mixes on this forum! They are loved and care for unconditionally just like the love they bring to my life. There are plenty that need home and are dying because they do not have one. I truly hope that you take something from my words today regarding ethical breeding practices. This is the way that I learned to love the breed and support responsible and ethical breeding practices. :)
Here are pictures of my boys~:luvu:
Doodlebug is first and Bogey is second. | 